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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

We're Two Years Old!

The Writing Playground was born on November 14, 2005 and is 2 years old. The Children have 365 more days until they're out of the Terrible Twos.

When the Mavens created "The Children" did they wonder what would happen when we hit the Terrible Twos? Would we sail through with ease or be five handfuls of trouble? The first two years have been pretty good. We've had a book sale, a bunch of magazine sales, quite a few requests, some contest finals and a lot of very good feedback. I believe the Terrible Twos might not be so terrible after all.

There are five of us. I'm not sure how or why that happened, but it's a good number. There are five days in the week so the blogging works out great. Five seems to be a significant number in many areas. A star has five points. In music, a perfect fifth is the harmony in its best form and is the basis for the western tuning system. There are five oceans, five senses, five vowels and five tastes. Most mammals have five fingers and toes. The most destructive hurricanes and tornadoes are classified as fives -- a category 5 hurricane on the Safir-Simpson scale and an F5 tornado on the Fujita scale.

So two years ago the five of us decided to take cyberspace by storm and create a place to learn and have fun. I think we'd all agree we've succeeded beyond our wildest dreams. Among our visitors we've had best-selling and award-winning authors and well-known agents and editors. We've made new friends around the world and even found a few right in our own backyards.

But probably best of all, we've come to know each other -- what makes us tick, what drives us mad, what pushes us to succeed, what we fear and what we love. We've shared cars and hotel rooms, had numerous adventures, spent days on end with each other and... we're still friends!

Please join us today as we celebrate our birthday. We have party favors for randomly selected commenters.

So... tell me five special things in your life. One lucky commenter will win a book (either an erotic romance, a historical, a contemporary single title or a romantic suspense -- your choice) and a nifty book light from me.

P.S. All of this week's winners will be announced on Saturday. Check back every day for more chances to win and on Saturday to see who won!

61 comments:

Happy 2nd birthday to the 5 of you on The Writing Playground. Let's party.5 special things in my life:1) a very good dh(kind, gentle, loving2) a fur baby(Sam the poodle) whom I love and he helps me through tough times3) a very nice new neighbour whom I have bonded with(Laura)4) many blogs that give me enjoyment including this one5) great memories of my Mom and Dad that make me want to go on living. I miss them.

1. My husband, family and friends.2. My house..a place I love to be.3. Romance books.4. My laptop that connects me to an amazing world and provides endless hours of entertainment.5. My job that allows me to have #2, #3 and #4.

Toot! Blows horn! Jumps up and down, flailing arms!!! Happy Birthday to you, playfriends!!! And many, many more!!! Where are the petit fours? Cyber cookies?

Wow! Can't wait for the party to get started. I'm jazzed! Is Captain Jack coming again this year? Where are the teeter-totter drinks?

Here's a list of my favorite things and then I won't feel sooooo bad....My DH is cozyMy children are shoo-insMy health is rosyWith music I'm smittin'Books are so wonderful and I'm in love with all the words that I'm dreamin' of.....

1. Hubby. The man supports me in what I do and never tells me I need to get a job. He also bought me a house. :) (I need a nickname for him; Kelley makes me feel so bland, lol. Hmm, Sexy Yankee doesn't have quite the same ring to it though...)

2. Family. We're near them again, able to get together for dinners and concerts and impromptu gatherings after years of military moves.

3. The two nutty cats from another planet. They crack me up on a regular basis.

I lurk at Barbara Vey's blog and saw about your birthday celebration. I also read the interview she did with you a while back. Congratulations on your second birthday and on having such a wonderful site. You should be very proud of all you've accomplished.

Five special things?

1. Family2. Friends3. Good Health4. Freedom5. The internet -- sounds corny, but it's allowed me to "meet" so many interesting people and "travel" to places I'd never get to visit otherwise.

Captain Jack... even yummier!!! Welcome back, me bucko. So glad you could make the party. Of course, rum will be available upon your request. BTW, I really enjoyed sparring with you yesterday during our local bloodlettin'. :-)

Kelley's got the Sexy Cajun whom she obviously adores and Lois has the way cool icon. More Phantom please, Lois!

Special days are for special people and the playfriends are very special to me. Lifting my glass to ye on this momentous day! (Fans face)

My 5 special things are as follows: (1) My huge collection of books (2) my other gigantic collection of movies on DVD (3) My family (4) My friends (5) I also collect anything that has to do with dolphins Happy birthday gals!

Happy birthday!I live in a beautiful area with a wonderful view of the Sonoran desert. I have wonderful friends and family and 2 dogs. I have alot of time to read, finally, and enjoy that very much. But I think the one special thing in my life is that I got to go through it with a wonderful twin sister. Amd luckily, I am not allergic to CHOCOLATE

Uh, doesn't blogger know we're having a party today and its supposed to work?? Typical.

Kathy, my guess is that Jack's favorite snack is rum balls. :)

Last year we got over 100 posts on our birthday and I'll accept nothing less this year! (Although no cheating by posting one word per post, I hate that) There's some great prizes to be had today - send your friends and fellow blogmeisters this way to celebrate with us!

Er..where's the fudge? Instigator? Surely you haven't shown up without the peanut butter fudge in tow? I wanted to feed a little to Jack...

:-)

Angel, sorry about your car! That's the kind of thing that tears my nerves all to hell and back. We never really had a reliable car when I was growing up, so a dependable vehicle is HIGH on my priority list.

Buon compleanno, Playfriends! I feel so fortunate to have met you, and to have you here for the rest of us. Five other special things?

1. My job, which is as crazy-making as it is wicked cool.2. Romance novels. They changed my life.3. My little family, who seems to love me despite the amount of time I spend at the computer saying, "ok. just a sec. I'll be with you as soon as I'm done with this last email. what do you mean you don't want cereal for dinn er? again."4. My girlfriends who like to talk about romance and romance sex. I don't see them enough lately.5. Other readers online who share with me stuff about their lives and teach me new stuff about romance every day.

Congratulations on having made such a special place on the Inet. Wishing you many more years of success and fun. :)

I gave my kids cereal but for some reason the DH just doesn't think it's a proper dinner. I don't know why. Cereal has whole grains and all sorts of vitamins and minerals. And combined with milk it gives you calcium and protein. If that ain't a good dinner I don't know what is.

FIVE THINGS:1) Laughter. I do it and I try to provoke it. It's a nice little friend I keep in my pocket.

2) Relationships. I have them with everyone, even people I don't know. Surely the mailman doesn't see me peeking out of the curtains, wishing he were on a white horse ready to whisk me away from dirty dishes and piled up laundry?

3) Books. These really are my white horses, allowing me travel, love, adventure, magic, sorrow, and a single life, occasionally. What better way to have a little freedom?

4) Road trips. The children's minds wander as my husband and I reconnect. There's no simpler magic for us.

5) Dreams. What a wonderful therapy session, nearly every night. The things your brain tells you if you'd only stop to listen...